Asbestos Removal Epping

Epping's older housing stock — Federation and interwar bungalows on large blocks, followed by a wave of brick and fibro homes through the 1950s and 1960s — was built and altered well within the period when asbestos cement was a standard building material. It is most often found in eaves and gable ends, in bathroom and laundry linings, in garage and shed walls and roofs, and in the flat sheeting used for fences, carports and under-house enclosures.

A large share of our Epping work is tied to the area's redevelopment. Knockdown rebuilds, duplex sites, granny flats and full renovations all begin with an older house or outbuilding that has to be cleared safely before anything else can start. We remove and dispose of the asbestos first, so the demolition, excavation and build that follow are straightforward rather than stop-start.

The materials turn up in predictable places once you know the local housing. Enclosed sunrooms and sleepouts added to bungalows, fibro garages at the end of long driveways, backyard sheds and old laundries, vinyl floor tiles hidden under carpet, sheeting behind wall tiles in 1950s and 1960s bathrooms, and electrical meter boards are the most common finds in Epping properties.

Epping blocks are typically deep and leafy with neighbours close by, so access shapes how a removal runs. We confirm where the truck can stand before the day, protect the route from the work area out to the street, keep driveways and gardens clean, and take material out in sealed loads. Where the job is in an apartment near the station, access is arranged through the building manager so lifts and common areas stay protected.

For builders and developers working in Epping, the documentation matters as much as the removal itself. Asbestos needs to be out and recorded before a demolisher arrives, because a contaminated demolition load costs far more to deal with than a planned removal. We provide disposal receipts from a licensed facility and a clearance certificate where the work requires one, which is what certifiers, principal contractors and insurers ask to see.